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Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Russian Use of Private Military and Security Companies - the implications for European and Norwegian Security

open access: yes, 2018
How does the Russian use of private military and security companies affect Russian use of force and what are the implications for European and Norwegian security?
Bukkvoll, Tor, Østensen, Åse Gilje
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Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, yet mounting evidence indicates that current methods for preventing biodiversity loss are insufficient and often intensify unjust conditions for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Natalie D. L. York   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences

open access: yesИзвестия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные науки
Background. The prosecution authorities are the most important guarantor of ensuring the rights of military personnel and their families. Prosecutor’s supervision in this direction has acquired particular relevance in the context of a special military ...
S.E. Yakusheva
doaj   +1 more source

Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
wiley   +1 more source

The Wagner Group

open access: yesArab Journal for Security Studies
This study includes the mysterious World Wagner, a private military company, which is said to be related to Russian interests around the world. The awthors also explore its emerging origins and implications, and seek to provide a comprehensive analysis ...
Habib Badawi, Mohamad Daabul
doaj   +1 more source

Engagement of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone – utility assessment

open access: yesSecurity and Defence Quarterly, 2019
Objectives The article explores combat related Private Military Companies (PMCs) that are authorised to engage in the forefront of the battlefield as dedicated force multipliers.
Mateusz Maciąg
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological characteristics of the activities of private military companies

open access: yes, 2018
The article is devoted to the analysis of psychological characteristics of private military companies. The phenomena "private military company" and "mercenary" are considered.
Vladislav Petrov   +1 more
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Toward Sustainable Healthcare: Examining ESG‐Readiness in Austrian Regional State‐Owned Hospitals

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is now an essential part of responsible corporate governance, including in the healthcare sector. This study investigates the ESG reporting practices of Austrian regional state‐owned hospitals (rSOHs), contributing to the growing sustainability literature. Thirteen interviews with
Philumena Bauer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private Security in Guatemala:The Pathway to Its Proliferation [PDF]

open access: yes
It has become commonplace to explain the proliferation of private security services as causally determined by crime rates and institutional weakness. By contrast, this paper ar-gues that another explanatory factor needs to be emphasized, especially for ...
Otto Argueta
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